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Multiplatform Story Production

JOUR 4090

Fall 2021

T-Th 9:35-10:50am, Journalism 242

Instructor:

Dr. David Welch Suggs, Jr.

423F Journalism

Office hours:

1-2:30pm Mondays and Wednesdays

or by appointment

@welchsuggs

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wsuggs@uga.edu⁠

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706.363.0752

Welcome to Dr. Suggs' section of multiplatform storytelling for fall 2021! The overall goal of this course is to find great stories and tell them. We will be using the skills and knowledge you've developed in previous journalism courses and experiences, and taking them to the streets in the community around us in Athens to find stories. We'll discuss and discover ways to tell those stories using words, images, audio and video. This will prepare you for your capstone experiences, but even more importantly, they will give you a chance to experience and reflect on the best part of journalism: getting to walk in other people's shoes for a little while, learn about their experiences, and take the stories and insights you develop to a broader audience. You should get ample opportunities to develop your work portfolios and to publish your work using Grady Newsource and other outlets.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to…

Learn the world

Background: prepare for reporting through background research using news stories, social media, and big-picture interviews

Spend time in world

Practice interview and recording skills

Consider ethical approaches to telling a story that will appeal to diverse audiences

Find the stories

Interview main subjects

Interview subject-matter experts

Gather still photos of people and scenes

Gather a-roll and b-roll

Critique material and improve when necessary

Produce them for an audience

Develop shotlist for audio/video story

Develop outline for written story

Develop graphic

Build photo package

Produce video/audio story

Write story

Edit and critique final stories and materials

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